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Vol. 15 · No. 130 · Sunday, 1 November 2026

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CO: Oops, I meant to say 'closed door' policy

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The following is an op-ed written by your commanding officer.

What are you doing in my office, private?

I seriously said I had an open door policy? Sure, my door has been open a lot lately, but that’s because the air conditioning is broken and the office temperature gets unbearably hot with the door shut.

No, I would never want to hear your personal problems face-to-face. I would never have hidden that fact, or even been ambiguous about it. I meant to say “closed door” policy in the change of command speech, I’m sure of that.

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